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Show The Qentervillej NEWSETTE CENTERVILLE, DAViS COUNTY, UTAH Vol 3; No. 5 Tbars Danger In Them Thar Hills Pardon the parody, but real closely to that of the past year. danger dees lurk in these sedate The heaviest use has been above the road in Centerville canyon looking old hills to our east. They contain our water supply, as shown by the heavily shaded d when area on the map. Over most of which is our properly harnessed, but which, this area, utilization of herbacif present conditions are allowed eous species was almost 100 per Mo go unchecked, can be our decent, and browse species were struction. heavily used also. Use during the Flood control planting plus past season has probably been natural plant cover are our only heavier than any in the past 10 hope of averting future floods years. The long, heavy, shaded narrow strip in the vicinity of such as those we have experitwo the left fork of the drainage repenced in the past. There are resents an area where the sheep enemies of this plant growth and they are fire and grazing appear to be forced down to e water. Very serious soil disturbThe fire on the foot8 hills last July was declared by ance has occured in this area. In F. G. Stone, forest service fire addition to the very heavy grazdispatcher, to have wiped out ing use above the highway, ridges to the north and south are used five years worth of CCC planting. Mr. Stone pointed out that as bed grounds with the result e a fire north of the Vetthere has been very serious imerans hospital preceded the pairment of plant cover, excessive trampling of soil, and the $500,000 flood on the north bench of Salt Lake City last year. development of gully systems So much for the fire angle. along and near the ridge tops. Much of the water that ripped Fires are an danger, and the utmost care should be through the aspen and browse taken to prevent their getting cover, above the road in Centerville canyon, gullying deep black started. insoil as much as 18 inches in Now for grazing, the more sidious partner in the destrucplaces, had its origin immediately tion of our watershed. Each beneath these bed grounds, alyear Joseph E. Wiliams receives though it is certain also that considerable run-of- f a copy of a Forest Service inoriginated spection of our watersheds, and on the bare soil beneath the asbecause of the conditions they repen. Unless immediate steps are e News-etttaken to reduce or eliminate ported for last year, The felt that the people of Cengrazing on this watershed, flood terville are entitled to read it. source areas will develop that Hence, there followed a rather will be a real threat to Centerville and its water supply. extended correspondence beAt the present time, the town tween the government officers concerned and Mr. Williams, as of Centerville owns Section 12 and the Paskett Brothers own well as conferences with our former mayor, W. Walton, and our Section 11. The town trades the present mayor, Herbert Haacke grazing privileges cn Section 12 and members of the town board. to the Paskett Brothers for nonuse of Section 11. However, Pas-keAll agreed that this report should also own half of Section 10, be published, to acquaint the people of this community with and to eliminate use on this area, what is going on behind the the town permits light grazing on Section 11. This scenes in a matter which vitally interests every one of us. Here light grazing in recent years has developed into very heavy follows the report. Read it caregrazing, and doubtless is very fully. On August 28, in company much or more use than the Pas-kecould hope to get from their with Lowell Farmer, staff assis- tant on the Wasatch, and Alden half of Section 10 which is very Blaine of the experiment station, brushy and dry. I inspected upper Centerville In my opinion, the town of Centerville should take immedidrainage where serious run-of- f occured during storms of August ate steps to acquire control of 19 and 20. Section 11 even though they have One September 14, Blain and to pay considerably more than I went over this area in more deit is worth for grazing purposes tail. The attached map shows the This section also includes the upapproximate location of areas per drainage of Dry Canyon which is aimed directly at part grazed in sections 2 and 11 during the 1945 season. Grazing on of Bountiful, as the accompanythese two sections in the past ing map shows. In view of this, it Turn to page jour 10 years probably coincides very life-bloo- 500-acr- 300-acr- ever-prese- nt ts . so-call- ed ts October, 1946 Vole For The Man . . . Not For The Party Town Celebrates Government of the people, by the people and for the people. This has been drummed into us all our lives, but too often we forget its truth! Regardless of party we should be careful to choose men most capable of filling the The Fourth of July this year saw Centerville get together for a good celebration the kind where everyone can get in and have a good time. The was in general positions. Three men from Centerville are up for election this fall Donald H. Major for state representative, Eugene C. Ford for two-yecommissioner and Archer R. Clayton for county treasurer. ar These men have lived among us for years. We know their ability and integrity. Lets get behind these Centerville men and give them our support. o Missionaries Arrive In Samoa y On August 12, after a voyage that was described as terrible, Mrs. Thurza Adams, and Budd and Faelela Adams Argyle arrived in the Samoan Islands. Mrs. Adams is there to be with her husband, Mission President John Q. Adams, and Mr. and Mrs. Argyle will serve as missionaries to Samoa. In letters home, it was reported that the trip was made on an old troop ship which had net been converted, and wTe were seasick much of the way. stopover in During an Hawaii, Mrs. Adams relates a meeting with Hilda and Alisa, e two girls, who the 12-da- 8-d- ay half-nativ- adult members of Centerville might remember as having come home with the Adams family on their last trip from Samoa some years ago. Hilda and Alisa are both married and living with their families in Hawaii, now, said Mrs. Adams. To add a touch of humor to the story, Faelela was said to have reported in one of her letters that I was mortified because , Dad postponed a conference in Samoa about two weeks, just so that the three of us could speak at the conference. A farewell was held in the ward chapel for the departing Sunday, July 13. Talks were given by Presidents Wesiey E. Tingey and LeRoy H. Duncan and Bishop Gilbert R. Tingey, besides short remarks by the missionaries. Former Samoan missionaries, missionaries offered the benediction and invocation, and the choir presented the music for the evening. 4th Old-Tim- e old-fashion- ed MIA charge of the affair with other church auxiliaries being assigned a certain part to take charge of. A parade in the morning, under the direction of Maxine Tingey, began the festivities. The floats and the childrens costumes were very clever and really something to see. Next came a brief program. Games, sack races and contests of various kind followed with prizes for the victors. For years we have attempted nothing in this line, but this should show us it can still be done. Lets see more of these things in the future. o M. I. A. Holds Big Opening Social Centerville First ward M. I. A. opened their 1946-4- 7 season Tuesday evening, Sept. 9, with a social on the tennis court. A one-aplay, entitled The Happy Journey, almost entirely in pantomime, was presented under the direction of Maxine Randall. The cast included Henry Bettridge, Lola Barber, Mary Holmes, Elwyn Tingey, Shirlene Tingey and Clinton Barber. The Vernon Pickering family, along with Floyd and Sheldon Pickering, gave three musical seSouix City Sue, lections, Sweet Sue, and Dont Sweetheart Me. After the program everyone enjoyed a feast of watermelon The ct and a dance. New officers for the season are: YMMIA, Ray Smith, presi- dent; Frank Duncan and Derrell Tingey, counselors; Louis secretary. YWMIA: Bessie Clayton, president, Helen Beers and Mabel Law, counselors and Frances Fornelius, secretary. Hep-wort- h, o Welcome To Centerville Mr. and Mrs. J. Arno Kirk-ha- m and family. Mrs. Gem Randall, formerly Edith Allen of Herts., England. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fletcher and family. |